Brianna Rodriguez

Photo by: Tamar Kreitman

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Utility
Height:
5-7
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
High School:
Dowling Catholic

2024: Named Second Team All-Ivy ... Appeared in 39 games, making 26 starts ... Batting .274 with nine doubles, 19 RBI and 11 runs scored ... Hit .340 with a .908 OPS and drove in 15 of her 19 runs during league play ... Had six of her nine doubles in Ivy League play ... Was 4-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... Had two hits against Merrimack (March 17) ... Went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI at Bryant (March 27) ... Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Harvard (March 30) ... Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored against Rhode Island (April 9) ... Finished 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBI in a win at Cornell (April 15) ... Drove in two runs with a double in the series finale against Columbia (April 21) ... Went 5-for-10 with a double and three rBI in the series at Princeton (April 27-28) ... Was 2-for-3 with a dobule and two RBI against Penn (May 4).

2023: Appeared in 31 games, making 26 starts ... Had a .197 batting average with 13 hits and four doubles ... Finished the season with two RBI and six runs scored ... Had a .240 on base percentage with four walks ... Was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... Had a hit in the three-straight games, including two doubles from Feb. 25 to March 4 ... Collected a hit in each of the three games at Columbia and had an RBI and a run scored (March 18 & 19) ... Had a hit in both games of a doubleheader at Rhode Island (March 30) ... Went 4-for-7 with two doubles and a run scored in a three-game series against Cornell (April 7 & 8).

2022: Named All-Ivy Honorable Mention ... Appeared in 31 games, making 27 starts ... Led the Bears with a .289 batting average and two triples ... Was second on the team with six doubles and 14 runs batted in ... Finished the season with 22 hits and 11 runs batted in ... Posted a .365 on base percentage earning eight walks ... Posted two hits with a double and two RBI against Prairie View A&M ... Had four hits a double, a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in a double header against Holy Cross (March 22) ... Posted two hits with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against Penn (March 26) ... Collected two hits with two RBI and a run scored at Yale (April 3) ... Had two hits with a double and a home run, collecting three RBI at Dartmouth (April 10) ... Finished with two hits and two RBI at Cornell (April 30).

2021: Did not compete … Season shortened due to COVID-19.

Before Brown: Earned All-Conference honors … Selected as Iowa Preps’ top third baseman in 2020 … Helped team win conference and qualify for state championships in 2017 … Played for head coach Matt Murillo … Competed on the club level for Iowa Premier and head coach Greg Dickle; helped team earn a top-25 club team ranking … Won a Platinum Division Championship in 2019 … Competed with the USSSA Elite Select Central Region and Top Gun Elite Select … Also played basketball for head coach Kirstin Meyer … Earned Scholar Athlete honors … Presidential Honor Roll student.

Personal: Brianna is the daughter of Christine and Dean Rodriguez … Has one older brother, Michael … Plans to concentrate in Public Health.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it’s a place where I can not only play the sport I love but also excel in academics and receive a good degree as well.”